An Act to prohibit false statements to Congress, to clarify congressional authority to obtain truthful testimony, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
104th Congress (1995–1996)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 11, 1996
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 11, 1996.
3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)
Position statements
History
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Mar 27, 1996
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Introduced
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Jun 11, 1996
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 17, 1996
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
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Jul 25, 1996
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Sep 26, 1996
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Bill Causing Indirect Action —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 535 (104th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3166 (104th). |
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Sep 26, 1996
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed the House with an Amendment. |
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Sep 27, 1996
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress. |
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Oct 11, 1996
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 3166 (104th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 3166. This is the one from the 104th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 1995 to Oct 4, 1996. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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